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Starting Monday, July 7, drivers can expect some road closures as construction work begins to restore the Thompson Elk statue.
Born in Dexter's Gordon Hall in 1875, Katharine Dexter McCormick overcame social barriers to become a pioneer in women's education and suffrage. Discover her early journey from privileged upbringing ...
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Jacobin on MSNThis July 4, Let’s Resolve to Win an Actual DemocracyThe bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence began early for many Americans. On a chilly December morning in 1973, a ...
There is plenty of talk of threats to 'Our Democracy,' but what is really in danger today is the classical liberal tradition ...
The following editorial was originally written by the Ottumwa (Iowa) Courier Editorial Board and published in The ...
Tucked away in the state Capitol is an intimate Victorian-style theater, decorated with beautiful purple chairs and moving pictures set in golden frames. At first, the paintings stand out as classic ...
It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how the United States of America is planning to party.
1913: Women in Illinois were successful in gaining partial suffrage. They became the first women east of the Mississippi ...
White women eventually gained suffrage in 1920, but it would be another half-century before all women’s voting rights were protected nationwide with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Nichols's suffrage bill, along with over 70 others, failed to pass the Mississippi Legislature due to political infighting. Around 68,000 Mississippians, mostly Black, are disenfranchised due to ...
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